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 <h3><a name="2.1">2.1 Notation</a></h3>
<tt>This spec follows the notation remarks of the TIFF 6.0 spec, regarding
"is", "shall", "should", and "may"; the first two indicate mandatory
requirements, "should" indicates a strong recommendation, while "may" indicates
an option.<p>
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